The Nationals have placed righty Shawn Kelley on the 10-day DL with a lower back strain. He’ll be replaced on the active roster by southpaw Matt Grace.
While it seems reasonable to hope that Kelley wont be out for too long, as he was seemingly questionable to return as soon as today, the news means the team will be without its de facto closer for at least another week. The DL placement was backdated to May 2. Of course, now that the move has been made, the Nats will no doubt make sure he’s not activated until fully healed.